Hail in Lake Charles, LA

Since January 2025, radar estimated hail within 5 miles of Lake Charles on 11 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Tue, Jul 7, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service within 10 miles on 1 day.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1+ in

Tue, Jul 7, 2026

Largest reported

1.25 in

Sat, Mar 8, 2025

Radar-estimated hail on Tue, Jul 7, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Tue, Jul 7, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Lake Charles, with the hail reported that day.

By year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 6

Every hail day

Wed, Jul 8, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Tue, Jul 7, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Sat, May 23, 2026
Radar estimate at the city centre: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Tue, Jul 15, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Fri, May 2, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Wed, Apr 30, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Sat, Mar 8, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported within 10 miles
- 1.25 in, 3 mi NW (Westlake, LA)
- 1 in, 6.1 mi W (4 ENE Sulphur, LA)

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Measured from Lake Charles's centre: radar estimates within 5 miles, reports within 10. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim.